I ended a 10-year relationship just before turning 31. It was heartbreaking, but I learned so much about myself in the aftermath.

• 02/12/2025, 5:50 AM
• businessinsider.com

Courtesy of Maja Krasnicka

Last year, I ended my relationship a few days short of my 31st birthday after spending months on end considering what the best thing to do was and how we could salvage what was left of our decadelong partnership.